WebX 2026 Announces Speaker and Sponsor Lineup for Tokyo Conference

WebX 2026 announced a new wave of confirmed speakers and sponsors ahead of its upcoming event at The Prince Park Tower Tokyo on July 13–14, 2026. The two-day conference will feature discussions among global leaders from the finance, technology, and policy sectors regarding digital assets, stablecoins, artificial intelligence (AI), and regulatory frameworks.

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Programme Highlights and Agenda

The conference agenda includes a special keynote address by Tom Lee, Chairman of the Board at Bitmine. Panel discussions will cover regional developments, including sessions titled “Asia as a Crypto Powerhouse: Policy, Liquidity and Trust for Robust Growth” and “Stablecoins in Action: Reimagining Retail Payments Across Asia Pacific.”

According to organizers, the event occurs amid ongoing legislative adjustments in Japan. Recent regulatory proposals in the country aim to classify crypto assets as financial instruments under the same framework used for traditional securities.

Expanded Speaker Lineup

Newly confirmed and invited speakers for the 2026 edition span multiple global financial institutions, technology firms, and regulatory bodies. The lineup includes:

• Tom Lee, Chairman of the Board at Bitmine
• Franklin Bi, General Partner of Pantera Capital
• Yoshitaka Kitao, Representative Director, Chairman, President, and CEO of SBI Holdings
• Giselle Lai, Director of Digital Assets Strategy APAC at Fidelity International
• Christian Rau, Senior Vice President of Digital Assets and Blockchain at Mastercard
• Carole House, Former White House Advisor and CEO of Penumbra Strategies
• Chetan Karkhanis, Senior Vice President at Franklin Templeton
• Fiona Murray, Vice President and Managing Director APAC at Ripple
• David Walsh, Head of Enterprise at the Ethereum Foundation
• Avalon Ingram, Digital Assets Business Lead at Swift
• Sunayana Tuteja, Former Chief Innovation Officer at the Federal Reserve System
• Takafumi Horie

Corporate Sponsors and Partners

Advasa has joined the event as a new Title Sponsor, appearing alongside existing partners including Bitbank, bitFlyer, BitLending, eole Inc., SBI Holdings, Simplex, and UPCX.

The event’s Platinum Sponsors include Canton, Sun Sun House, Fireblocks, Gonka, MetaPlanet, and TRON.

“The pace of change across digital assets continues to accelerate, driven by growing institutional participation, advances in payments infrastructure and greater regulatory clarity across key markets,” Makoto Aoki, Chairman of WebX, said in a statement.

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